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Boeing
settles class action suit with $72.5 million
Seattle:
The
world's largest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, has agreed
to pay $72.5 million to settle a class-action sex discrimination
act involving almost 29,000 current and former female
employees. The
case was first filed in February 2000.
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New
airport security initiatives from L-3 Communications
Farnborough, UK: L-3 Communications is currently
following up on a number of research and product development
initiatives that hold the promise of significantly increasing
the overall security of airports around the world. One
of the technologies under evaluation and being considered
for commercialization is a passive millimeter wave system
intended for the screening of suspect passengers for concealed
weapons. The commercial development of passive Millimeter
Wave (MMW) technology is leading to a new generation of
security products. Millimeter Waves can pass through clothing
and packaging to allow for the automatic detection of
concealed objects. Not limited to metal, MMW-based systems
can detect the possession of ceramic weapons, plastic
explosives, drugs, and other contraband.
L-3 Security & Detection Systems has embarked on an
aggressive program to develop and commercialize an advanced
MMW imaging portal for use indoors for airport security
screening. It is based on proven missile seeker automatic
target recognition technology used by the U.S. military
over the last 20 years. The L-3 MMW passenger-screening
portal is expected to enter into trial testing at a major
international airport near the end of 2004. In addition,
the company is beginning to deploy its Multi-View Tomography
(MVT) X-ray technology for screening checked baggage.
L-3's MVT is the next generation of Automated Technology
(AT), the current standard for explosives detection at
airports throughout Europe and Asia Pacific.
L-3 is also working with U.S. aviation authorities to
consider pairing the L-3 MVT with the eXaminer, the company's
explosives detection system (EDS) that is certified by
the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. There
are now over 500 eXaminers installed at major U.S. airports
and at a growing number of international sites, including
Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. For larger airports,
L-3's MVT offers automated explosives detection with the
advantage of high throughput rates - up to 1,800 bags
per hour - at a lower cost with a large tunnel opening
that will accept oversized bags. The MVT is in use at
key international airports, including London Heathrow
and Singapore Changi International Airport, and has met
the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's (TSA)
requirements for explosives detection.
L-3 is currently working toward the testing of an in-line
configuration with the TSA where an MVT and eXaminer are
paired, allowing airports to achieve greater baggage throughput
with TSA certified detection and alarm resolution, at
a lower cost than an all-eXaminer configuration. In this
"system of systems", all bags would first be
screened by the MVT and all alarmed bags from the MVT
would then be screened by an eXaminer. This combined "system
of systems" is expected to meet all TSA certification
criteria for explosives detection and false alarm rate.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is
a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft
modernization, training and government services and is
a merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology
products. Its customers include the Department of Defense,
Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government
intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.
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AMD introduces new mobile processors
Sunnyvale, USA: AMD has introduced the Mobile AMD
Athlon(TM) 64 processor 3400+, which presents the highest
performing 32-bit/64-bit processor designed for Windows(R)-based
notebook PCs. The new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3400+
provides a greater selection for powerful 32-bit computing
today plus compatibility with tomorrow's 64-bit software.
Like
all AMD64 processors, the latest Mobile AMD Athlon 64
processor offers an Enhanced Virus Protection security
feature, to be enabled by the upcoming Microsoft(R) Windows
XP Service Pack 2.
AMD
has also announced availability of the Mobile AMD Athlon
XP-M processor 2200+. The launch of this product marks
the first time that a convertible tablet PC will incorporate
a Mobile AMD Athlon processor for users that desire ultra-portable
performance. The company has addressed the needs of a
growing percentage of PC consumers who are demanding high-performance
notebooks to help them stay connected on the go. All Mobile
AMD Athlon processors have an extended system battery
life enabled by AMD PowerNow!(TM) technology, as well
as the benefit of wireless compatibility with today's
most popular wireless solutions.
Both the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3400+ and the
Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor 2200+ are available immediately
worldwide. Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors are available
in the following models: 3400+, 3200+, 3000+ and 2800+.
Since the introduction of the AMD64 architecture in 2003,
the AMD Opteron(TM) processor for servers and workstations
and the AMD Athlon(TM) 64 processors for desktop and notebook
computers have earned more than 45 awards for innovation
and performance and the support of more than 2,000 OEMs,
hardware and software developers, system builders, and
distributors. AMD designs and produces innovative microprocessors,
Flash memory devices and low-power processor solutions
for the computer, communications and consumer electronics
industries.
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